Private housing is too expensive in American cities, public housing is ailing, and the way to fix the problem is to spend $70 billion over the next five years to improve government housing developments, several prominent Democrats said Monday.
Three members of Congress and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh made an appearance at a public housing development in South Boston now named for the mother of U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch, who said recent physical improvements there have raised the quality of life considerably.
Hundreds of paddlers recently raced kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards in the Charles River for the annual Run of the Charles.
That the water quality in the river has dramatically improved over the 36 years since the race first began is a tribute to the non-profit group that organizes the competition, the Charles River Watershed Association, and to its executive director, Robert Zimmerman Jr., who will retire this summer after 28 years of leadership.
